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Richard Cooper:
I've found an indoor storage space in west middle Georgia and they have a 15' x 50' bay with a 20' door height.  In the back of the bay is a 110-volt outlet.  How can I use that to keep my chassis battery charged?  I've not done this before.  Any particular wiring I need?  I have a pigtail to convert my 50 amp shore outlet plug to 30 amp.  Do I need another pigtail to connect to the 30 amp side the of the pigtail to get a male 3-prong plug into a 110-v household type outlet?

Or do I hook up something like this to my chassis batteries?  I actually already own this charger.  I have a 50 ft heavy duty electric cord too.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H94F6E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01

By the way, I got this storage space for free the first month and $239 a month thereafter --- no minimum stay requirements.  See pics attached.

Given this type of storage in the middle of the building with other bays left and right of it as well as concrete floor and some kind of roof overhead, would this be adequate to protect my coach from freezing?  We are talking about middle Georgia --- not Ohio, etc.  I don't want to have to drain and winterize my rig if I don't have to.  I'm likely to leave it on storage during this November, December, and January.  I would be checking on it every month.  

There is no climate control system in the building.

Any other suggestions?

Steve Huber:
Richard,
I think you will be OK. The coach is insulated which also helps and from the pics, it looks like you'll get sun on the door during the day which will help drive the interior temp up. I would drain the tanks and open the low point drain to drain any water there, then close it but I don't think you need to worry about water in the traps as it would need to get below freezing for a relatively long period for the traps to freeze. Lowest avg temp in Waycross in Jan is 39.6 degrees. However, minimum temps Dec - April can be below freezing with Jan & Feb at 19 & 18 degrees respectively so it can get cold but I have no data on the length of time below freezing. If you are concerned about the traps you could empty them also.
Steve

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Keith Cooper:
I put a  Camco quick turn bypass kit on the water heater and a winterizing kit at the water pump last year. Approximate cost was less than $30. With the two kits in place it takes less than an hour to winterize the coach incuding the ice maker and the washer dryer. The only recurring cost is 2 1/2 to 3 gallons of RV antifreeze and having the water lines protected provides significant peace of mind. Removing the antifreeze in the spring is a no brainer

Steve Jewell:
Use a dehumidifier inside the coach. This will keep moisture out of coach and the heat from the humidifier will keep it somewhat warm. You can put a short hose on dehumidifier and drain water into shower. That way it will just keep running. Now the batteries if it were me I would disconnect them if I was going to store it for 3 months.

Steve Jewell

Steve Huber:
Richard,
The Aqua Hot uses antifreeze as the heating fluid for the coach heaters so no worries there. If you are concerned about freezing, the water in the hot water  heater portion of the unit needs to be drained. Instructions should be in your owners manual. Also available here;  www.aquahot.com/.../AHE-120-04XAqua-HotOwnersManual.
Steve

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